This is an analysis of the poem Many Red Devils Ran From My Heart that begins with:

Many red devils ran from my heart
And out upon the page, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101011 110101 10110 01110 11010001 011 010011 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Many Red Devils Ran From My Heart;
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  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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